sloop
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8.1
- noun
- /sluːp/
:
sloop
- After weeks of repairs, we finally took the sloop out for its first sail.
- sloops and schooners
- small sloops
Examples
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She enjoyed her summer trips on the small sloop along the coast.
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The sailor skillfully navigated the sloop through the calm waters.
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No ship, just the sloop we came in.
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At anchor here on a sloop in the sea reach of the Thames.
Fiction book (1997) -
Only right now, it has a pretty little Catalina sloop there.
Fiction book (1991) -
Someone from Port Royal sent a sloop racing to Tortuga.
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Yeah, I lived on a 60-foot sloop.
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Toby has the most beautiful sloop.
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It's time to christen the sloop!
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When he turned, he saw the family sloop angling in toward the dock.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
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1.1
A small boat that moves by wind using sails
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1.0
A boat that is small and used for short trips on lakes or rivers
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9.9
A small coastal sailing boat used for fishing
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1.4
A small boat that uses sails to move and usually has one mast
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9.9
A small sailboat with simple sails and no pole at the front, easy to handle alone
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9.9
A small boat used to carry people or supplies between a ship and shore
A small sailboat with one mast near the front that carries one sail
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Sloop comes from the Dutch word sloep, which meant a 'small boat', and was used by sailors from the 1600s for quick trips along the coast; that's why a sloop today is a small sailing boat with a single mast.